Arc 2Chapters 26–46

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Ch. 26Lock Down the Entire Area!

Huo Yuhao woke in an inn after Qian Renxue had apparently taken over his body and decided to leave Shrek, seek the Soul Beast Clan, and find Jiang Nannan. Meanwhile, Shrek ordered a search for him and to bring him back, and a patrolling senior spotted him in the city.

  • Huo Yuhao awoke in a Shrek City inn, considered his next move, and resolved to find Jiang Nannan and ask what Qian Renxue had done while using his body.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to leave Shrek Academy, avoid the other factions, and seek support from the Soul Beast Clan.
  • Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi drank together and celebrated when they heard Zhou Yi had expelled Huo Yuhao.
  • A patrolling senior told Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi that Zhou Yi had been suspended and Dean Yan wanted Huo Yuhao brought back to Shrek Academy.
  • The patrolling senior spotted Huo Yuhao passing below the restaurant and ordered the area locked down.

Ch. 27Those Who Bear Light Must Have Light in Their Hearts

Yan Shaozhe summoned Huo Yuhao and pressured him to return to Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao refused and called on Electrolux to protect him. Electrolux took control of Huo Yuhao’s presence and condemned Yan Shaozhe for wielding the power of light without a worthy heart.

  • Yan Shaozhe told Huo Yuhao that his expulsion had been rescinded and offered him the benefits of returning to Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao refused.
  • Yan Shaozhe warned Huo Yuhao about the dangers of leaving and used his Soul Power to pressure him into joining Shrek.
  • Huo Yuhao called on Electrolux, who stopped the pressure and appeared through Huo Yuhao’s gray eyes.
  • Electrolux confronted Yan Shaozhe and rebuked him for threatening Huo Yuhao and disgracing the power of light he possessed.

Ch. 28Mu En's Regret

Electrolux nearly stripped Yan Shaozhe of his power before Mu En intervened and compensated Huo Yuhao for Shrek Academy’s wrongdoing. Huo Yuhao refused to return to the academy but agreed to examine Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, discovering its corruption with his Spiritual Detection.

  • Yan Shaozhe attacked Electrolux with his Bright Phoenix, but Electrolux used light magic to draw out the light origin in Yan Shaozhe’s Martial Soul.
  • Mu En separated Electrolux and Yan Shaozhe, offered Huo Yuhao a Light’s Demon-Breaking Left Arm Bone, and promised to punish Zhou Yi; Huo Yuhao accepted the compensation but refused to return to Shrek Academy.
  • Mu En offered to keep Huo Yuhao’s dormitory room available, and Huo Yuhao agreed before preparing to leave.
  • Yan Shaozhe asked Huo Yuhao to help Ma Xiaotao with the Evil Fire corroding her Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao agreed in exchange for payment.
  • Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection to find black Qi mixed into Ma Xiaotao’s Soul Power, then revealed a domain that astonished Mu En and Yan Shaozhe.

Ch. 29Huo Yuhao's conditions

Huo Yuhao demonstrated that his domain could suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and negotiated payment and access to Shrek Academy’s research in exchange for treating her. After learning Huo Yuhao had been expelled, Mu En called a Sea God Pavilion meeting and removed Yan Shaozhe as dean of the Martial Soul Department.

  • Huo Yuhao used his domain to drive Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire back, then explained that he could purify it temporarily but could not fix its root cause.
  • Huo Yuhao demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for each purification and access to Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul research; Mu En agreed and offered copies of inner-court materials.
  • Mu En learned that Zhou Yi had expelled Huo Yuhao, reprimanded Yan Shaozhe, ordered Zhou Yi to leave the academy, and called a Sea God Pavilion meeting.
  • The Elders reviewed Huo Yuhao’s file and argued over which department should train him before learning that he had refused to return and had a powerful teacher.
  • Mu En removed Yan Shaozhe as dean, appointed Mei’er acting dean and Zhang Lexuan acting deputy dean, and ordered Yan Shaozhe to remain in the inner court and recover his cultivation.

Ch. 30Tang Ya: Scumbag

Mu En arranged for Xiaotao to draw Huo Yuhao back toward Shrek, while Bei Bei grieved over Tang Ya and learned Zhang Lexuan's feelings could not be returned. Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan then discussed Huo Yuhao's strange behavior and Tang Ya's past with him, though Tang Ya concealed how she had tried to seduce him when he was ten.

  • Mu En told Yan Shaozhe to let Xiaotao grow close to Huo Yuhao and not interfere if they developed feelings for each other.
  • Zhang Lexuan found Bei Bei drunk and heard him lament that Tang Ya could not forget Huo Yuhao; Bei Bei then told Zhang Lexuan he regarded her only as an older sister.
  • Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan wondered why Huo Yuhao had treated them like strangers, and Jiang Nannan defended him as possibly hiding a reason for his behavior.
  • Tang Ya told Jiang Nannan how she met Huo Yuhao after the Tang Sect was destroyed and how he promised to help her take revenge before leaving Shrek.
  • Tang Ya blushed and concealed that her attempts to seduce the ten-year-old Huo Yuhao had driven him away.

Ch. 31The Incompetent Husband

Huo Yuhao began purifying Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire in his dorm room, discovering that the process also strengthened his cultivation. As the flames drove Ma Xiaotao toward losing control, he used Spiritual Shock to restore her clarity, while Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya waited anxiously outside.

  • Huo Yuhao met Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya with Ma Xiaotao and said he planned to leave after helping Ma Xiaotao purify her Evil Fire.
  • Jiang Nannan offered to stand guard, then warned Ma Xiaotao to be gentle with Huo Yuhao before Ma Xiaotao pulled him into his room.
  • Huo Yuhao used his holy purification power to purge Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and found that the purified energy increased his Soul Power cultivation.
  • Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire overwhelmed her reason, so Huo Yuhao struck her with Spiritual Shock and purified some of the fire in her Sea of Consciousness.
  • Ma Xiaotao regained some clarity but continued struggling against the Evil Fire as Huo Yuhao watched and maintained the purification.

Ch. 32Wang Dong was no eel

Wang Dong returned to Shrek Academy with Tai Tan and had him demolish buildings while demanding answers for her expulsion. After Shrek agreed to punish Zhou Yi and let Wang Dong stay, Huo Yuhao finished purifying Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and gained six cultivation levels.

  • Wang Dong returned to Shrek Academy with Tai Tan, who destroyed the gates, fountain, statue, and other property at her command.
  • Tai Tan struck Yan Shaozhe and told Mu En that Shrek had bullied and expelled the Clear Sky Sect’s little princess.
  • Mu En apologized, agreed to punish Zhou Yi, and removed Yan Shaozhe as dean of the Martial Soul Department.
  • Wang Dong ordered Tai Tan to demolish the teaching building, then learned that her father had arranged for her to continue studying at Shrek Academy.
  • Huo Yuhao completed Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire purification and discovered that his cultivation had risen from level eighteen to level twenty-seven.
  • Ma Xiaotao regained consciousness and saw that the bed was charred and her clothes had burned away.

Ch. 33Tang Ya: Nannan, you heard wrong

Ma Xiaotao recovered from her Evil Fire but lost four ranks of cultivation, while Huo Yuhao reassured Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya before giving them Immortal Herbs. Tang Ya was moved by his promise to help her take revenge, but Jiang Nannan caught a hint of their past intimacy.

  • Ma Xiaotao dressed, threatened Huo Yuhao to keep their encounter secret, and left to regain the four ranks of Soul Power she had lost.
  • Jiang Nannan rushed in to check on Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya followed, finding the dorm room burned and seeing him embrace Jiang Nannan.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that he and Ma Xiaotao had only exchanged help purifying her Evil Fire, then gave Jiang Nannan a narcissus jade muscle bone and Tang Ya an ink jade divine bamboo.
  • Jiang Nannan initially tried to return her Immortal Herb, but Huo Yuhao assured her he had prepared it for her and had another herb for himself.
  • Huo Yuhao reminded Tang Ya that he would help her take revenge, moving her to embrace him, and Tang Ya hurriedly denied Jiang Nannan's question about seduction.

Ch. 34Qian Renxue: Is This Still My Original World?

Huo Yuhao explained to Jiang Nannan that Qian Renxue had taken his place, and Jiang Nannan eagerly embraced him and urged him to be intimate with her while Tang Ya cultivated nearby. In Douluo I, Qian Renxue reunited with Snake Lance Douluo and Golden Crocodile Douluo, then learned her cultivation and abilities had changed dramatically, leaving her wondering whether she was still in her original world.

  • Huo Yuhao told Jiang Nannan that Qian Renxue had swapped places with him, and Jiang Nannan tearfully realized his earlier rejection had not come from him.
  • Jiang Nannan kissed Huo Yuhao and insisted that he take her, claiming Tang Ya would approve while Tang Ya continued cultivating with the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.
  • Qian Renxue met Snake Lance Douluo, who noticed she had stopped calling him Uncle Snake Lance, and she tried to explain the change in address.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Renxue they would return to Spirit City to consult the Great Enshrined about her planned Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
  • Qian Renxue discovered she had reached level sixty, gained greater physical and spiritual strength, and acquired an Innate Domain Soul Skill, and she wondered what Huo Yuhao had done to her body.

Ch. 35I Am the Pope

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who had pledged to follow her, and confronted Bibi Dong over Spirit Hall’s leadership. After provoking Bibi Dong and leaving Pope Hall, Qian Renxue reunited emotionally with her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

  • Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo told Qian Renxue they had reached level ninety-six and chosen to serve her.
  • Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and told Bibi Dong that Yue Guan and Gui Mei would follow her rather than remain in Bibi Dong’s service.
  • Bibi Dong attacked Qian Renxue with her presence, but Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo shielded her.
  • Qian Renxue taunted Bibi Dong about Yu Xiaogang, then left as Bibi Dong broke down in tears.
  • Qian Renxue entered Elder Hall and embraced Qian Daoliu, overwhelmed by regret and relief at seeing her grandfather.

Ch. 36Even If It Meant Betting Her Life

Qian Renxue insisted on pursuing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring despite Qian Daoliu's concerns, and he tested whether she could withstand the power needed to absorb one. She passed after dormant medicinal power strengthened her, while Qian Daoliu discovered her Martial Soul had evolved into an Eight-Winged Angel; he then prepared to test her in actual combat.

  • Qian Renxue refused to abandon her plan to obtain a Hundred Thousand Year sixth Soul Ring, so Qian Daoliu agreed to test her and promised to hunt a suitable Soul Beast if she passed.
  • Qian Daoliu increased his pressure on Qian Renxue, who endured it until her Martial Soul manifested as an Eight-Winged Angel with a Mental Attribute.
  • As Qian Renxue neared her limit, dormant medicinal power stirred, and Qian Daoliu carefully raised the pressure to help her absorb it.
  • Qian Renxue passed the test and learned from Qian Daoliu that her Martial Soul had evolved; she suspected Huo Yuhao's mental-strength talent had contributed.
  • Qian Daoliu began a second test, declaring that he would fight Qian Renxue himself.

Ch. 37Ghost Leopard Douluo: What Kind of Freaks Are at Shrek?

Qian Renxue demonstrated her strengthened domains to Qian Daoliu, who agreed to take her to hunt for a Sixth Soul Ring. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Ghost Leopard Douluo watched Shrek’s group as they encountered a powerful presence and lost Oscar’s captured Soul Beast.

  • Qian Renxue combined her Spiritual Domain and Angel Domain against Qian Daoliu, who praised her improved strength and promised to take her hunting for a Sixth Soul Ring.
  • Ghost Leopard Douluo followed the Shrek Seven Devils to the Star Dou Great Forest, suppressing his desire to hunt Xiao Wu because of the young master's warning.
  • Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar provoked Canghui Academy students at an inn, and the Shrek group defeated them before Zhao Wuji sent their teacher away.
  • Zhao Wuji captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Oscar, but a golden presence swept through the forest and the Soul Beast escaped while Zhao Wuji was distracted.
  • Xiao Wu feared the powerful figure was heading toward Da Ming and Er Ming, so she released her presence to draw them to her.

Ch. 38Hunting the Sky Azure Bull Python

Tang Hao fled the Star Dou Great Forest after sensing Qian Daoliu, who captured the Sky Azure Bull Python for Qian Renxue’s Sixth Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Oscar obtained his third Soul Skill, a sausage that boosts a Soul Master’s attributes.

  • Tang Hao hid from Qian Daoliu, then left the Star Dou Great Forest to keep himself and Tang San safe.
  • The Sky Azure Bull Python warned the Titan Giant Ape not to lead a powerful human to Xiao Wu as Er Ming went to meet her.
  • Qian Renxue chose the Sky Azure Bull Python for her Sixth Soul Ring, and Qian Daoliu defeated and captured him at the Lake of Life.
  • Di Tian stopped Xiong Jun from confronting Qian Daoliu and told the Ferocious Beasts to focus on absorbing another Soul Beast’s origin.
  • Zhao Wuji helped Oscar subdue an Explosive Mating Ape, and Oscar revealed that his third Soul Skill was Pink Excitement Sausage, which boosted attributes by ten percent for five minutes.

Ch. 39The Beast Tide and Tang San's Pain

The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and carried her into the Star Dou Great Forest after severely injuring Zhao Wuji and the others. Tang San pursued them with Oscar’s Excitement Sausages, while Xiao Wu and Er Ming found the Lake of Life bloodied and empty, prompting Er Ming to unleash a beast tide.

  • Oscar revealed a ten percent attribute boost from his new Soul Skill, but kept its side effect secret until Zhao Wuji and Tang San experienced painful lower-body cramps after eating his Excitement Sausages.
  • The Titan Giant Ape attacked the group, injured Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong, then carried Xiao Wu away unharmed.
  • Tang San took Oscar’s Excitement Sausages and Ning Rongrong’s speed support and chased after Xiao Wu despite Zhao Wuji’s warning; Ghost Leopard Douluo secretly followed him.
  • Xiao Wu called the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming and learned that he was hurrying back to help Da Ming, but they found only blood in the Lake of Life and no sign of the Sky Azure Bull Python.
  • Xiao Wu and Er Ming blamed themselves for Da Ming’s apparent death, and Er Ming summoned a beast tide that put Tang San and the others in danger.

Ch. 40Oscar Proves His Worth

Tang San killed an injured Man Faced Demon Spider after its poison and the third Excitement Sausage left him gravely wounded, while Tang Hao sensed danger and rushed toward the Star Dou Great Forest. Zhao Wuji’s group encountered a pack of more than a hundred Fanged Hyenas led by a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

  • Tang San fought the Man Faced Demon Spider, but Ghost Leopard Douluo’s gust knocked his crossbow shot off course and the spider poisoned him.
  • Tang San swallowed his last Excitement Sausage, whose side effect severely mutilated him, then used the resulting blood and fire-attribute Soul Power to blind the spider and kill it with his crossbow.
  • Tang San began absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring as its poison spread through his body.
  • Tang Hao sensed that Tang San might be in danger and hurried toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Zhao Wuji gathered Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and the others when the forest grew agitated, then warned them after a pack of over a hundred Fanged Hyenas surrounded the group.

Ch. 41Oscar Rendered Meritorious Service Again

Zhao Wuji and the Shrek students were cornered by hyenas after Tang Hao rescued them from the pack, then left to search for Tang San. As the group fought to escape, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were badly injured, but Ma Hongjun’s sausage helped Zhao Wuji kill the hyena leader and drive off the pack.

  • The hyenas targeted Ning Rongrong and Oscar, forcing Zhao Wuji to divide the Shrek students to protect them as the group grew exhausted.
  • Tang Hao arrived, scattered the hyenas, and learned from Zhao Wuji that Tang San had gone after the Titan Giant Ape alone.
  • Tang Hao pinned the Shrek group with his pressure, blamed them for failing to stop or follow Tang San, and rushed into the forest with a threat to kill them if anything happened to his son.
  • Zhao Wuji led the students toward the forest’s edge, keeping Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing close while the hyenas pressed their attack.
  • A hyena wounded Oscar and Dai Mubai from behind, then the leader attacked Ma Hongjun and swallowed his Excited Pink Sausage.
  • Zhao Wuji used Gravity Control to kill the hyena leader, causing the pack to flee; he, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed while the injured students fainted.

Ch. 42Three External Soul Bones

Tang San absorbed his third Soul Ring while Ghost Leopard Douluo discovered an External Soul Bone in the Man Faced Demon Spider and stole the Eight Spider Lances that grew from Tang San's back. Tang Hao arrived, blamed Zhao Wuji for Tang San's injuries and lost Soul Bone, then spared him after Zhao Wuji offered the hyena leader's fangs as compensation.

  • Ghost Leopard Douluo found an External Soul Bone inside the Man Faced Demon Spider as Tang San absorbed his third Soul Ring.
  • Eight Spider Lances emerged from Tang San's back, and Ghost Leopard Douluo stole them before Tang Hao arrived; Tang San passed out from his injuries.
  • Tang Hao found Tang San, raged over his injuries and the stolen Soul Bone, and blamed Zhao Wuji for what had happened.
  • Zhao Wuji found an External Soul Bone among the hyena leader's fangs, but Tang Hao confronted him before he could take the corpse.
  • Tang Hao threatened to kill Zhao Wuji, who offered the hyena leader's External Soul Bone to Tang San as compensation.
  • Tang Hao spared Zhao Wuji but ordered him to care for Tang San and keep Tang Hao's presence secret.

Ch. 43Yu Xiaogang: I'll Destroy You at Any Cost

Qian Renxue absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, while the injured Shrek group returned to Suotuo City and Yu Xiaogang blamed Zhao Wuji for failing to protect Tang San. After Flender paid for healing, Tang San and the others recovered from their wounds but remained permanently disfigured.

  • Qian Renxue successfully absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and Qian Daoliu celebrated her achievement.
  • Flender heard Zhao Wuji’s account of the Star Dou Great Forest trip and resolved to accompany the students on future Soul Hunts.
  • Yu Xiaogang arrived, accused Spirit Hall of causing the beast tide, and learned that Xiao Wu was likely dead while Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Fatty were gravely injured.
  • Yu Xiaogang threatened Zhao Wuji, then blamed Flender and threatened to end their friendship and take Tang San away from Shrek Academy.
  • Flender hired a healing-type Soul Emperor, who closed the students’ wounds but could not restore the flesh Tang San and the others had lost.

Ch. 44The Wisdom of Yu Xiaogang

Tang San and the Shrek Academy teachers and students recovered after the Titan Giant Ape’s beast tide, but Xiao Wu was missing and Tang San vowed to find her and take revenge. Flender and Yu Xiaogang then discussed how an ice-attribute Soul Ring might correct Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect, though Zhao Wuji warned that absorbing an opposing attribute could be dangerous.

  • Tang San woke at the thatched cottage, learned Xiao Wu had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, and swore he would never stop searching for her or avenge her.
  • Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun woke and discovered that hyenas had bitten away parts of their buttocks; Ma Hongjun had also lost his penis.
  • Flender explained that the injuries came from the beast tide and said the healers could do no more for them.
  • Flender asked Yu Xiaogang to help Ma Hongjun with his Martial Soul defect, and Yu Xiaogang proposed an ice-attribute Soul Ring to counter his excessive fire.
  • Zhao Wuji warned that Ma Hongjun could die or lose his potential if he absorbed a Soul Ring with an opposing attribute.

Ch. 45Tang San: Teacher, You Smell So Good

Tang San tested the External Soul Bone and discovered that it made him obsessively target and sniff others’ buttocks, injuring Yu Xiaogang through Luo Sanpao. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai planned a night out, and Xue Beng arrived in Suotuo City determined to win over Tang San and Ning Rongrong but went along with his companions’ debauchery.

  • Yu Xiaogang explained that the External Soul Bone belonged to Tang San, and Zhao Wuji handed over the fangs despite Dai Mubai’s objections.
  • Tang San absorbed the fangs, recovered alongside his companions, and renewed his vow to kill the Titan Giant Ape after Xiao Wu returned.
  • Yu Xiaogang tested Tang San’s Soul Bone, but Tang San became entranced by Luo Sanpao’s scent and pierced its buttocks, making Yu Xiaogang feel the pain.
  • Ghost Leopard Douluo watched the incident and decided he was relieved not to have stolen the Soul Bone.
  • Dai Mubai invited Oscar to visit Suotuo City’s pleasure district, but Oscar refused and agreed to cover for him.
  • Xue Beng arrived in Suotuo City hoping to recruit Tang San and Ning Rongrong, then agreed to go have fun with his companions.

Ch. 46Dai Mubai Ran Away Again

Dai Mubai killed Xue Beng and his followers in Suotuo City, then fled alone rather than return to Shrek Academy. At the academy, Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was Dai Mubai’s fiancée and explained how he had abandoned her before.

  • Dai Mubai learned that the man he had killed was Xue Beng, the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and threatened the crowd with his identity as the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and Flender’s protection.
  • Dai Mubai killed Xue Beng’s followers, abandoned the twin sisters, and fled toward Shrek Academy before changing direction to avoid implicating the school.
  • News of Dai Mubai’s assassination of Xue Beng spread through Suotuo City, while Xue Beng’s teacher hurried toward Heaven Dou City and no one dared pursue Dai Mubai.
  • Oscar told Flender and the others that Dai Mubai had killed Xue Beng and run away, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to condemn him as selfish and cowardly.
  • Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was Dai Mubai’s fiancée and recounted how he had abandoned her in Suotuo City when they were nine.
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